OVERHAUSER MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (ORMI) METHOD COMPRISING EX VIVO POLARIZATION OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) IMAGING AGENT - Patent 0990168

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EP 0 990 168 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	05.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/14

(21)	Application number: 98930914.1

(22)	Date of filing: 19.06.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01R 33/28, G01R 33/62, A61K 49/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB9801/814

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9858/272 (23.12.1998 Gazette 1998/51)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

19.06.1997 GB 9712984
05.01.1998 GB 9800158

(71)	Applicant: NYCOMED IMAGING AS
	0401 Oslo 4 (NO)

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Inventors:

ARDENKJAER-LARSEN, Jan, HenrikNycomed Imaging AS
TorshovN-0401 Oslo (NO)
GOLMAN, KlaesNycomed Imaging AS
TorshovN-0401 Oslo (NO)
HANSSON, GeorgNycomed Imaging AS
TorshovN-0401 Oslo (NO)
LEUNBACH, IbNycomed Imaging AS
TorshovN-0401 Oslo (NO)
PETERSSON, StefanNycomed Imaging AS
TorshovN-0401 Oslo (NO)
WISTRAND, Lars-GoranNycomed Imaging AS
TorshovN-0401 Oslo (NO)
AXELSSON, OskarNycomed Imaging AS
TorshovN-0401 Oslo (NO)

(74)	Representative: Cockbain, Julian, Dr.
	Frank B. Dehn & Co.,European Patent Attorneys,179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	OVERHAUSER MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (ORMI) METHOD COMPRISING EX VIVO POLARIZATION OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) IMAGING AGENT